Soul singer Alexander O’Neal has quit Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother – the third contestant to leave outside its usual elimination process.
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Egypt film icon Faten Hamama dies, aged 83
Faten Hamama, one of Egypt’s best-known actresses, has died, aged 83.
Oscars head Isaacs calls for more diversity after row
The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts says she would like to see more diversity in Oscar nominations, after a row about this year’s nominees.
Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel lead Oscars race
Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel lead the race for this year’s Oscars with nine nominations each.
Woody Allen to create TV show for Amazon
Director Woody Allen is to create his first ever television series.
Beyond flesh and mortality….
Each story begins as a perfect example of ‘romantic love’ between a man and a woman, transcending into ‘intense passion’ before culminating into ‘spiritual ecstasy’. As much a part of folk literature as of contemporary rendering, the love stories from…
Sayed Eqbal Rezvi 4th death anniversary Thursday
Tomorrow is the fourth anniversary of death of renowned journalist Sayed Eqbal Rezvi, Associate Editor, The Good Morning. Eqbal Rezvi died at the Central Hospital, Dhaka on this day in 2011.
Golden Globe ratings dip after 2014 high
Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony was watched by 19.3 million people in the US, down 8% on last year’s audience of 20.9 million.
La Dolce Vita star Anita Ekberg dies
A former Miss Sweden, she was branded a “sex goddess” for her performance in Federico Fellini’s 1960 movie.
Chashi Nazrul Islam laid to eternal rest
Chashi Nazrul Islam who died in the capital on Sunday was laid to eternal rest here on Monday afternoon. He was buried alongside the graves of his parents at the local graveyard of Samashpur village in Srinagar upazila following his…
Cricketer Rubel granted interim bail
A Dhaka court on Sunday granted interim bail to national cricketer Rubel Hossain in a rape case filed by his fiancé. Responding to a fresh bail plea filed by the detained accused, acting Metropolitan Session’s Judge KM Imrul Kayes granted…
Chashi Nazrul Islam passes away
Eminent film director and producer Chashi Nazrul Islam died at a city hospital on Sunday morning. An Ekushey Padak and National Film Award winner Chashi Nazrul Islam was 74. Shahadat Setu, assistant of the noted film maker, said Nazrul, who…
Rod Taylor, star of The Birds, dies aged 84
Australian actor Rod Taylor, who starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller The Birds, has died aged 84, according to reports in the US. Taylor, who lived in the United States, is said to have died at his home in Los Angeles…
Guardians joins WGA screenplay shortlist
Guardians of the Galaxy has received a surprise nomination in the adapted screenplay shortlist, as selected by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Bill Cosby defended by screen wife Phylicia Rashad
The actress who played Bill Cosby’s wife in The Cosby Show has said allegations of historical sex offences against her former co-star are part of a campaign to keep him off TV. Phylicia Rashad played Clair Huxtable on the hit…
Stephen Fry to marry partner Elliott Spencer
Stephen Fry to marry partner Elliott SpencerStephen Fry has confirmed he is to marry his partner, Elliott Spencer. Comedian and writer Fry, 57, has given formal notice to wed Mr Spencer, 27, at a register office in Dereham, Norfolk, near…
Pro-AL journos demand resignation of JPC committee
Pro-AL journalist leaders on Tuesday demanded resignation of those from Jatiya Press Club managing committee who were involved in making the club a centre of political party activities and providing scopes to outsiders to stay at night. They made the…
Chairman of closed ETV ‘arrested in Pornography case’
BSS reported: The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) early Tuesday arrested Ekushey Television Ltd (ETV) chairman Abdus Salam from in front of ETV office at Karwan Bazar in the capital. “ETV chairman was arrested in connection with…
Donna Douglas, Beverly Hillbillies star, dies at 82
US actress Donna Douglas, best known for playing the tomboyish Elly May Clampett in 1960s sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies, has died at the age of 82. The Louisiana native appeared in more than 270 episodes of the popular show, which…
Ex-Chief Justice Mustafa Kamal passes away
Former Chief Justice of Bangladesh Justice Mustafa Kamal died at his Gulshan residence in the city early Monday. He was 80. Family sources said Mustafa Kamal breathed his last around 3am. He left behind three daughters and a host of…
Country star Little Jimmy Dickens dies aged 94
Renowned American country music singer-songwriter Little Jimmy Dickens has died at the age of 94. His spokeswoman Jessie Schmidt said Dickens died on Friday of cardiac arrest after suffering a stroke on Christmas Day. His novelty songs, including May the…
New York Book fair of Mukthodhara 22-24 May
Mahfuz Adnan, New York Correspondent International Bangla festival and book fair 2015 will be held from 22 to 24 May next in New York city. Rukeya Haider, the head of Bangla Service of voice of America has been selected as…
Bono bike accident: ‘I may never play guitar again’
U2 frontman Bono says he fears that he may never play guitar again following a bike accident last November. He made the comment in his A to Z of 2014, published on the band’s website. Bono broke his arm in…
New Year Honours: John Hurt receives a knighthood
Veteran actor John Hurt has received a knighthood in the New Year Honours. The 74-year-old was appointed for his services to drama after a career lasting more than five decades. Actress and writer Joan Collins has been made a dame,…
Rubel-Happy row: Court asks for DNA test of evidence
A Dhaka court on Wednesday gave permission for conducting DNA test on seized evidence to confirm whether actress Naznin Akter Happy had any consensual relationship with anyone other than national cricketer Rubel Hossain. Metropolitan Magistrate M Mostafizur Rahman passed the…
Saved by the Bell actor Dustin Diamond in court over stabbing
Former Saved by the Bell actor Dustin Diamond has appeared in court in Wisconsin, accused of stabbing a man during a bar brawl on Christmas Day. The 37-year-old, who played Screech in the 1990s television show, was released from prison…
Hero’s reception 3 young rescuers were overwhelmed with
Three youngsters who made history by rescuing the body of 4-year-old Jihad from a 600-feet-deep water pipe minutes after government’s Fire Service abandoned their 23-hour operation declaring non-existence of any body there, were accorded hero’s reception by the Nagorik Okya…
Book publication ceremony held in Rangpur
Rangpur Shishu Niketan High School, a reputed educational institution of the city, published the ‘Anuranon’, first issue of its annual publication-2014, at a publication festival on Monday afternoon.
Jazz clarinet star Buddy DeFranco dies aged 91
Renowned jazz clarinettist Buddy DeFranco, known for working with Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday and other well-known musicians, has died aged 91. DeFranco’s family said the musician died on Wednesday evening at a Florida hospital. His wife, Joyce, said his…
Harry Potter actor David Ryall dies aged 79
Actor David Ryall, known for playing Elphias Doge in the Harry Potter Deathly Hallows film, has died aged 79. The actor passed away on Christmas Day but no more information has been given. Ryall had a five-decade career across film,…